Surah Al-Jinn (الجن) • The Jinn

Quran 72:5

72:5

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا

wa-annā ẓanannā an lan taqūla l-insu wal-jinu ʿalā l-lahi kadhiban

And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allāh a lie.

— Saheeh International

although we had thought that no man or jinn would [dare to] tell a lie about Him.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

‘And verily, we thought that men and jinn would not utter a lie against Allâh.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
ظَنَنَّآẓanannāthought
أَنanthat
لَّنlannever
تَقُولَtaqūlawill say
ٱلْإِنسُl-insuthe men
وَٱلْجِنُّwal-jinuand the jinn
عَلَىʿalāagainst
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
كَذِبًۭاkadhibanany lie